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LibriVox recording of Antigone, by Sophocles (translated by Francis Storr).
This is the final installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays, following Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus's daughter Antigone deliberately breaks the laws of Thebes when she buries her brother's body and is sentenced to death. She clashes with Creon, the King of Thebes, over what constitutes justice and morality: the laws of the state or the laws of the individual.
Cast:
Antigone: Elizabeth Klett
Ismene: Arielle Lipshaw
Creon: Bruce Pirie
Haemon: mb
Eurydice: Lucy Perry
Tiresias: Martin Geeson
Guard: Algy Pug
Chorus, Second Messenger: Lars Rolander
Messenger: David Goldfarb
Narrator: David Lawrence
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
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This is the final installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays, following Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus's daughter Antigone deliberately breaks the laws of Thebes when she buries her brother's body and is sentenced to death. She clashes with Creon, the King of Thebes, over what constitutes justice and morality: the laws of the state or the laws of the individual.
Cast:
Antigone: Elizabeth Klett
Ismene: Arielle Lipshaw
Creon: Bruce Pirie
Haemon: mb
Eurydice: Lucy Perry
Tiresias: Martin Geeson
Guard: Algy Pug
Chorus, Second Messenger: Lars Rolander
Messenger: David Goldfarb
Narrator: David Lawrence
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
Download M4B (34MB)
Reviews
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December 5, 2010
Subject: Surprised!
Subject: Surprised!
I didn't know I wanted to hear Sophocles's Theban Plays. Tried them by chance and kept wanting more.
To me, Antigone is the most interesting and the best performed of the 3. The readers/actors were excellent. The story is relevant, then & now... should one obey the state laws or personal ethics? Religion vs the state seems secondary to the state vs the individual. Pride and rigidity also are addressed. Another ongoing issue is the king's fury at being challenged by a woman.
To me, Antigone is the most interesting and the best performed of the 3. The readers/actors were excellent. The story is relevant, then & now... should one obey the state laws or personal ethics? Religion vs the state seems secondary to the state vs the individual. Pride and rigidity also are addressed. Another ongoing issue is the king's fury at being challenged by a woman.
